"Hey everyone, to honor the dead firefighters we're going to make a beer and give all the profits to charity. And after you're done with that beer why don't you try some of our other beers that aren't going to charity."

"Hey everyone, to honor the dead firefighters we're going to make a beer and give all the profits to charity. And after you're done with that beer why don't you try some of our other beers that aren't going to charity."

Marketing is fun.

Nice try, Damage Control Central, but you're still up to your thighs in 'oops'.

People dont seem to realize that 'profits' is after salary/wages; so theyre still making money off it.They can even distribute 'profits' as bonuses or temporary salary increases and get away with it legally.Anyway you cut it, they're using peoples deaths to advertise.

Ah yes, what better way to honor dead men, then by making something that kept them needlessly busy when they were alive putting out dui crash fires, drunken house fires, and probably contributed to most arsons. Huzzah for alcohol.

graeth:People dont seem to realize that 'profits' is after salary/wages; so theyre still making money off it.They can even distribute 'profits' as bonuses or temporary salary increases and get away with it legally.Anyway you cut it, they're using peoples deaths to advertise.

I highly doubt they're going to funnel the profits to their own pockets. One of the firefighters worked at the brewery for a number of years.

Believe it or not, not everyone is business is a dickhead. At my job, I work with a lot of companies and organizations who donate beyond what one would expect during fundraising events. No smoke and mirrors or math fudging - whether it's their event or ours, the numbers are clearly evident to all parties involved and the full amount goes to the area families who really need the help.

wholedamnshow:Lexx: No, no, NO. Goddamnit, 3 kinds of hops are hard to balance in a beer. There's no farking way they made a *tasty* 19-hop beer.

Lil Sumpin Sumpin uses 12 and is beautifully balanced. Heady Topper is currently one of the most popular beers in the craft beer industry and uses six and is as close to perfect as an ipa can be.

I don't know about that, I tend not to trust hop heads, but I'm adding those two to my "try" list. Still though...the only over complicated beer I've actually enjoyed is Founders Breakfast Stout. I'm still kind of marveling at how they made an oatmeal, coffee, chocolate stout, with tons of bitterness, and it ended up being GOOD. Truly amazed.

This is why I hate the whole brewing scene now. 19 different kinds of hops? Really? How pointless.

I can't drink most of the beers at "brewpubs" because they're like some hipsters Frankenstein creation. "Let's put in these hops. And these hops. And some more of the first hops. And these hops that have been aging in a shoe box under my bed. And this chocolate bar, including the wrapper. And these pecan shells. And here's some pocket lint. And a moldy orange peel. I shall call it... Shock Not Wampum Block 23.a Super Blue!"

RevMark:This is why I hate the whole brewing scene now. 19 different kinds of hops? Really? How pointless.

I can't drink most of the beers at "brewpubs" because they're like some hipsters Frankenstein creation. "Let's put in these hops. And these hops. And some more of the first hops. And these hops that have been aging in a shoe box under my bed. And this chocolate bar, including the wrapper. And these pecan shells. And here's some pocket lint. And a moldy orange peel. I shall call it... Shock Not Wampum Block 23.a Super Blue!"

Same goes for coffee. Dumb.

This Man should be listened to on Fark for the remainder of All Time. And given golden shoes. And a free pass to all NFL games.

Clemkadidlefark:RevMark: This is why I hate the whole brewing scene now. 19 different kinds of hops? Really? How pointless.

I can't drink most of the beers at "brewpubs" because they're like some hipsters Frankenstein creation. "Let's put in these hops. And these hops. And some more of the first hops. And these hops that have been aging in a shoe box under my bed. And this chocolate bar, including the wrapper. And these pecan shells. And here's some pocket lint. And a moldy orange peel. I shall call it... Shock Not Wampum Block 23.a Super Blue!"

Same goes for coffee. Dumb.

This Man should be listened to on Fark for the remainder of All Time. And given golden shoes. And a free pass to all NFL games.

No. If you want the same old, same old, DRINK the same old, same old. Craft brewing & brew pubs are for trying new things. Not all those new things will have great merit. That's why when you go to a brew pub you order a flight of beer, to try 'em all and find something you like. Variety is the spice of life.

WhiskeySticks:graeth: People dont seem to realize that 'profits' is after salary/wages; so theyre still making money off it.They can even distribute 'profits' as bonuses or temporary salary increases and get away with it legally.Anyway you cut it, they're using peoples deaths to advertise.

I highly doubt they're going to funnel the profits to their own pockets. One of the firefighters worked at the brewery for a number of years.

Believe it or not, not everyone is business is a dickhead. At my job, I work with a lot of companies and organizations who donate beyond what one would expect during fundraising events. No smoke and mirrors or math fudging - whether it's their event or ours, the numbers are clearly evident to all parties involved and the full amount goes to the area families who really need the help.

Then why not give all the money to charity/victims families?By only saying they'll give the 'profits' they can make quite a big buck off this event and even more if they increase the manufacturing (mainly labor rather than materials) costs.

Don't you want the workers to earnn a living wage? Why should they work for free? Why should they default on their utility bills? If they give all of thier money away, the won't be in buisness very long.

No wonder you guys get laughed at when trying to disucss small buisness.